Me? The 47

and if you talk to the conscripts about the flyleaf sights
"No, no. Horrible. You can't hit shit."

The 74 and onward are decent weapons

If you can get used to the sights. I can't. I was raised on the M1. Need that rear peep

I can hit shit with them. Just not as well as I can with an AR.

The same style of sights are used on A LOT of guns

Standard argument: Any problem can be overcome with training
While true, my retort:
screw off

Mosin Nagant, Mauser K98, SKS

handguns

The accuracy of the AK platform has more to do with how it operates than the sights

anyway let's replace 5.56 on the AR platform and suddenly we'll have the best platform on earth

I know a guy who defends his home with a Mosin

the guy who told me laughed

But I was like

"Well, if he hits you, you'll know it"

he couldn't argue

They are trying to replace 556 atm

yup

New round is 6.8

ETA 4 to 6 years

6.5 or .264 actually

Cartridge and weapon tbd

If you have a Mosin for home defense, you can put a bayonet through him before he crosses the street to your house

https://www.military.com/kitup/2018/04/11/marines-working-army-556mm-rifle-round-replacement.html

^latest article

@Tom - GET Official talk about PPC and Maxime Bernier

anyway I can't wait that long. It's time for me to move on to .308 for my 500+ engagements

Doesn't NATO require a universal round?

lol

Although the French 5.56 isn't the same as anyone else

fuck nato

I have like 5 Mosin but no way I'd use one for home defence

We chose 5.56 and NATO was such a bitch they were like "Fuck, the Americans chose 5.56, guess we're going 5.56 folks"

Army specified 6.8

Marines are just being marines

@Deleted User how about PPC?

If we chose 7mm Mauser NATO would too

because they're bitches

That article mentions creedmoor they arent even looking at specific cartridges atm

it goes on to mention they were looking at it with SOCOM

But textron uses 6.5 and is pushing hard for it